Fortnite Players Angry Over Lack Of April Fools Jokes

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Avid players of Fortnite are angry that there was no April Fools event in the item shop this year. Although Epic Games recently released Chapter 3 Season 2 of the esteemed Fortnite featuring an unexpectedly successful Zero Build battle royale mode, players have still frequently been disappointed with the developers over various aspects. Fortnite is typically quick to create events based on pop culture or holidays, so it is shocking that April Fools would be missed.

Fortnite's latest season has been a revival of sorts for the title. Despite featuring yet another Marvel crossover with Doctor Strange in the Battle Pass, the lack of building features that set Fortnite apart from other battle royales has proven to be exactly what fans needed and provided an opportunity for new gameplay mechanics. While some players are often annoyed by microtransactions in free-to-play games, the item shop featuring a cycle of different cosmetics (sometimes based on pop culture like the rumored Moon Knight Fortnite skin) is vital to Fortnite players.

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Epic Games usually provides special item shop events for special dates such as April Fools, so fans are reasonably disheartened with the lack of a themed event this year. According to DualShockers, fans responded negatively to tweets about current item shop updates today since neither of them featured anything April Fools. While one Fortnite tweet from the day announced the Lantern Fest event, dedicated to the Islamic holiday of Ramadan, and another reminded fans that the Chloe Kim skin will leave the item shop soon, many Fortnite fans, such as Twitter user Shany, found no issue sharing their grievances in the replies.

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